Reds-Yankees: The Live Blog
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Mar 10, 2008 
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Good evening and here we are at Legends Field. It’ll be the Reds vs. the Yankees.
Great pitching matchup as Homer Bailey faces Joba Chamberlain.
FIRST INNING
Joba (2 2 2 2 1 1 ) and IPK (2 2 1 1 0 0) both had rough outings the last time out and need to show more fastball command tonight.
SECOND INNING
Joba is much more purposeful in this game. 23 pitches/13 strikes the first inning.
But he then threw 21 more in the second inning. 44 over two innings is too many. He needs to attack the strike zone and trust his stuff. That said, he threw a 3-2 curveball to Encarnacion was unholy and struck him out to end a 14-pitch at-bat.
Still no score.
* * * YANKEES TO SIGN BILLY CRYSTAL * * *
The Yankees just handed out a press release saying that they will sign Billy Crystal to a contract on Wednesday and that he will play in Thursday’s game against the Pirates. He will wear No. 60. MLB has approved the silliness.
No, I’m not making this up.
THIRD INNING
Joba allowed a single and got an out before leaving the game in the third. He threw 49 pitches, 32 strikes. Billy Traber is in now.
Line on Joba: 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Press release on Billy Crystal:
YANKEES TO SIGN BILLY CRYSTAL, STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN,
AND INVITE HIM TO MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING
The New York Yankees today announced that they will sign Billy Crystal, star of movies, television and Broadway to a one-day contract and invited him to Major League spring training.
Crystal will join the Yankees on Wednesday, March 12 to work out with the club at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., and then play in the Yankees’ game on Thursday, March 13 vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates at Legends Field. Commissioner Selig approved the Yankees’ extension of the contract to Crystal.
Crystal, who will turn 60 years old on March 14, will don uniform No. 60 with the Yankees. He has created one of the most versatile and prolific careers in the entertainment industry, finding success in front of the camera, as a performer in film and television, and behind the scenes as a writer, director and producer. The Hollywood icon has starred in movies such as Running Scared, Throw Momma from the Train, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Hamlet, Deconstructing Harry, Analyze This, Monster’s Inc. and America’s Sweethearts.
“I’ve been waiting 50 years for this call,†Crystal exclaimed. “I’m overwhelmed by the generosity of the Yankees and Commissioner Selig. I know this’ll be tougher than the Broadway Softball League, but I’m looking forward to helping the younger players…which, by the way, is all of them. Oops, I have to go, Scott Boras is on the phone.â€
A captain of his Long Beach (N.Y.) High School baseball team, Crystal batted .348 in his senior season. He is regarded as one of the best baseball players in Hollywood today.
“The Yankees are excited to welcome the newest member of our team known for his humor and wit as well as his undying love for the Yankees,†said Lonn Trost, Yankees Chief Operating Officer. “The Yankees are very grateful to the Commissioner’s office for allowing us to extend this special invitation to Mr. Crystal.â€
In 2001, Crystal directed and produced the film *61 which chronicled the historic seasons of Yankees greats Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle as they sought to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. The film garnered 12 Emmy nominations including nods for “Best Director†and “Best Made for Television Movie†and also earned Crystal a prestigious Director’s Guild nomination.
Crystal made his Broadway debut in 2004 with 700 Sundays, an autobiographical one-man play that became the highest grossing non-musical in the history of Broadway and garnered Crystal the Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and the prestigious Drama Desk Award. A dedicated human rights advocate, Crystal co-hosted, with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg, all eight “Comic Relief†telethons on HBO which brought the plight of the nation’s homeless to the public and raised over $40 million for housing and medical care for the needy.
A native of New York, Crystal has been married for 37 years to Janice, with whom he has two daughters, Jennifer and Lindsay, and granddaughter’s Ella and Dylan. He proclaims himself to be a lifetime fan of the New York Yankees, idolizing Mickey Mantle during his youth.
THIRD INNING
The Yankees went up 2-0 as A-Rod had an RBI double and Hideki Matsui an RBI single. Mariano is coming in to pitch the fourth inning.
FOURTH INNING
Three up and three down for Mo. 13 pitches/8 strikes. Six up, six down in spring training.
Ian Kennedy will be coming in the next inning and will go 50 pitches or so. Not sure how much live blogging I’ll have left as I’ll have to get down to the clubhouse to get Chamberlain and Rivera soon. I’m on deadline for the first time in a long time. I was getting used to day games.
FIFTH INNING
Ian Kennedy walked the No. 9 hitter but had an otherwise uneventful inning.
God forbid Joba gives up a run tonight in the presence of Mike and the Maddog, then Cashman will get BBQ’d tomorrow. They have been insufferable with them wanting Joba in the pen
Thanks
you’re not kidding emo…
Woo hoo, I actually get to see this game — compensation for having to shovel the driveway twice last week. Reds announcers aren’t too bad, but ISTM the National Anthem was a bit quick tonight.
ok this guy mispronouncing his name all game is really gonna drive me crazy!
Why doesn’t YES have every spring game on? Isn’t that what the network is for?
Is this game on anywhere in NY?
if u guys are jonesing for the game but dont want to pay for the whole season on mlb.tv, i would greatly reccomend that you subscribe for just this month for 20 bucks, they’ve had all but 2 games on so far. worth it for this ST!
Okay A-Rod, get the kinks out now…
anyone know what’s going on – gameday appears to be stuck at the first batter…
ok we’re back semi-real time
White Shadow is on YES right now…..
For those asking how I get to see todays game.
Yes I moved to Ohio.
Actually my friends husband is very sweet, he helped me out.
they are getting nothing on joba to start, 3 balls on the infield so far…
Y’s Guy is right – I had planned to renew my mlb.tv subscription once the season started, but I wanted to see any ST games that I could. They’ve shown almost every NY game so far, and that’s saying something when they are only broadcasting around 150 games in all during ST.
Choose an Auto-Refresh option:
Off 30-second 60-second
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.....;brand=mlb
Is Andy playing tonight?
I can’t get away from commercials, even on the internet I have to watch them!!
andy’s not in the starting lineup
i know what you mean jenn…
and by Andy, i’m guessing you mean Andy Phillips?
I’m watching on ESPN Japan and they don’t show the radar gun. What’s Joba’s fastball being clocked at?
Bah, both Sopcast connections seem to be down and even XM Radio isn’t broadcasting this game. So much for a 500million dollar payday to broadcast baseball :/
no gun on fsn ohio
Yes Andy Phillips.
I haven’t seen a radar gun reading yet.
Eric
I’m watching the FSN on MLBtv. They don’t show the speed.
abreu flies to dunn in LF 2 out
Jeff – Thanks for the link.
I wish yes would have broadcasted the game. I mean show it late.
Eric – Mach 1.5
arod singles on a hit and run, jeter to 3rd
These broadcasters are sleeping. Arod totally slipped getting out of the box.
I think they need to put the quick dry stuff, he could have gotten hurt.
Jenn – it was sad to see him go
That makes sense, looks like ESPN Japan is just airing the FSN feed with Japanese announcers
giambino nubs one one the infield but gets thrown out (maybe) by a step 3 out
Oh bs, that should have been an infield single. It got over the pitchers head, second baseman barehanded it.
There’s those ankle strikes called against Giambi.
BS giambi was safe.
For anyone who has mlb.tv can you pause the game?
votto is starting at 1st for them, maybe we’ll see andy later in the game. i hope so
Joba’s gotta be hitting high 90′s – but he looks like he labored a bit in the 1st.
Giambi still runs like a water buffalo in quicksand.
Bang bang?? HUH he has already on the bag.
Homer!
no you cant pause it
yeah, he was safe i could see it w/o the replay
This is going to be a pretty good year. Even though it’s not a lock, NY has a legit shot at going into October if not deep into October this year. And (barring a rash of injuries) the pitching’s only going to get better next year and the year after.
That stinks!! I have cleaning I need to do, I guess it will have to wait!
dunn grounds to 2b 1 out
joba’s ahead of every hitter so far
We have a bunch of games coming up on tv this week!! Anyone know what the story is for the vt game? Who is pitching that game? I did hear that he won’t use one of the regular pitchers since it is libel to be pretty cold.
Any news on Beckett’s back? Losing him would be huge for them
“Any news on Beckett’s back? Losing him would be huge for them”
pun intended?
Joba gets ahead, but can’t get that out pitch until he works the count full
Remember last season when we were talking about Giambi having a footrace with one of the dudes in the sausage costumes? Good times. Good times.
Looks like Joba still has to work on his breaking pitches, to much full counts. He’s got homework to do this spring.
article on mlb.com says the back is worse today than it was yesterday – for whatever that’s worth…
He can’t put him away!
finally! got him
encarnacion whiffs on a curve after a 12 pitch battle (i think it was 12)
Who was the player who got hit by a foul ball last year and had horrible damage to his eye.
votto flies to damon who makes a running catch on the warning track, nice catch 3 outs.
And Johnny still has his legs under him
Jennifer,
Juan Encarnacion was the guy whose eye was shattered by a foul bowl.
He won’t play this year and it may very well be a career ending injury.
Pete Rose, it is a shame what he did to his legacy. I was a huge fan of his growing up. When I was a little kid we waited 6 hours for Pete to show up to an auto signing (he was fogged in, in Ohio).
Not able to watch this game.
Joba looking good?
pitch count? 12-10?
Okay thanks SJ.
Joba is throwing the ball very well.
On the list of concerns re: the Yankees, Joba isn’t one of them.
He won’t pitch to a 0.38 ERA this year but, he will do just fine.
He he’s doing pretty good. All the hits so far were infield hits. His last out was a very long out.
Jorge hasn’t looked good so far this year.
btm 2nd: posada whiffs on something very nasty 1 out
Posada strikes out on 2-2 count
Matsui takes a strike right down the pipe.
Matsui single to left.
Don’t worry about veteran hitters in spring training. Let them save their hits for the regular season.
godzilla singles to left runner on 1st one out
Matsui’s swing looked pretty good though
Nice catch by Johnny D and nice Hit-deki. Those old guys that the Ohayo crew are talking about are alright.
you say he needs to throw more strikes, yet only threw what, 5 balls that inning? that’s not bad at all.
green strikes out on a foul tip 2 out
TV guys wondering what Votto & Matsui could possibly be talking about.
Votto’s a young man and I’m sure he’s heard about Matsui’s collection. lol.
One thing i like better at school as opposed to home: I can eat dinner when I want and where I want.
I want a cold beer, can the beer man send me some?
Aby radio links anyone know of….perhaps a Cincnnati Radio station???
check out TVant…theres a stream for the game
mel, I’m sure Matsui’s collection is legendary around baseball. They say baseball is a international language, I’m sure Matsui’s collection is also an international language.
gardener on a full count, walks 2 outs runners 1st and 2nd
Gardner looks like Eye Chart in the batters box
If you read between the lines, the broadcasters are basically saying that Homer’s still learning how to pitch.
Johnny fouls ball off his ankle. That is going to leave a mark.
I have to say these guys are pretty knowledgeable.
damon walks to load the bases with 2 out
Girardi’s the polar opposite of Torre. He’s fidgeting! I bet he’ll pace a rut in the dugout.
Gardner does have a good eye, he can make a good leadoff hitter with that kind of blazing speed.
cap’n rips a liner griffey catches on the run for the 3rd out 0 runs
Nice catch by Griffey
Jetes has not been clutch at all this spring. Or really through the playoffs last year…kind of worried about that.
Billy Crystal!
Matsui’s Collection? Beanie babies?
RalphieD: what comes after “TVant….”
call me clueless
thank you so much for all the updates – gameday is stuck in the top of the 2nd…
Pete April first is still 21 days away!!
Jeter flies out to rf Griffey on his horse makes the catch.
What position is Billy Crystal going to play??
Jimmy 27
Use your imagination.
top 3rd joba back on the mound
Billy Crystal?!? Signed by the Yankees?
WTF?
Couldn’t Billy have gone to the Dodgers with Torre? Oh well, at least we don’t have to deal with Dane Cook as the resident “comedian.”
valentin singels past green to right 1 on 0 out
Pete: Billy Crystal?
I know he’s a Yankee fan but I didn’t realize it went that far!
If I may, who’s BILLY CRYSTAL ?
janish lines to arod 1 out
eiland removes joba
Well, I guess that answers Torre’s question to Letterman about who gets to keep Billy Crystal. I guess Torre has to settle for Larry King.
Yankees Ben
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000345/
No we’re not kidding
Jennifer-
I’m blushing and chuckling my butt off.
Robin Williams is jealous.
Good outing by Joba….needs to keep progressing like tonight
If anyone has directv, the game is on FSN Ohio.
once he gets control of his slider…he will be lights out again
Are they going to air it on tv?
There is no such thing as being “clutch” in spring training games.
Don’t worry about Jeter. Somehow, I think he will manage to have a good year, despite not being “clutch” tonight.
new pitcher is traber
If they were going to sign a celebrity, couldn’t they sign someone cool?
Billy Crystal hasn’t been funny since the show “Soap.”
bruce singles to right, runner to 2nd 2 on 1 out
YankeesBen, he played Miracle Max in The Princess Bride, plus a few other things. Got his start on Soap (great show, too).
Um, isn’t it kinda dangerous for Billy to be out there in a real live ML game? (even if it is only ST)
Billy Crystal’s 60 years old!
…did he just say Mike Stanton?
Billy Crystal is obviously a spy….Duh we all saw City Slickers
http://images.amazon.com/image.....ZZZZZZ.jpg
/sarcasm
billy crystal is the ultimate LOSER in my book – we should all be ashamed he is a Yankee fan – and for them to allow this is crazy – why make a joke out of a great game ?
It is not even listed for mlb tv. I want to see it.
Looks like Billy Traber is going to make this team. Who woulda thunk it about 2 weeks ago?
hatteburg whiffs 2out
City Slickers
When Harry Met Sally
and a bunch of other annoying comedies.
Should give him #45
Crystal’s 60th birthday is friday
Good inning for Traber. He is very quickly working his way onto the team.
Thursday is on YES
griffey flies to RF 3 out
Billy Traber really is making his case.
Billy Traber continues to make a case to go north.
perfect opportunity for traber to show his stuff on lefty’s. id say he mde the team
Good Inning for Billy T…I glad for him…..
Why is Billy Crystal wearing a Mets hat in City Slickers?
Traber is a very good lefty. He might really help the Yankees this year.
guess we’re all on the same page…
wait a minute! is crystal on the field or in the dugout or something?
Please
bailey out to start the bottom of the 3rd
Any possibilty Traber could be our 8th inning guy or he just a lefty specialist?
abreu walkd on a 3 2 pitch
Naturally, this Billy Crystal business will coincide with Biff Henderson’s annual visit. BTW, that David Letterman is not only unfunny but also just plain annoying.
Nice move by Girardi there.
Traber wasn’t scheduled to pitch in this game.
He brings him in with a man on base and three lefties up in a row.
That’s exactly the kind of situation that he’d be needed in during the season.
Hatteberg in particular is the exact kind of guy that a lefty specialist is useful for and effective against.
He’s a pretty good hitter overall but has a real weakness against lefties.
Nice job by traber getting the kind of guy out that he needs to.
I wonder if traber may come out to face griffey next inning?
arod doubles to the rf corner abreu scores
Jeter & Alex both hitting to the same spot.
giambi singles arod to 3rd still 0 out
What position will he play?
CB
Agreed…good post.
I doubt Torre would have done something like that
Did you guys see ARod showing bunt on the first pitch? Was he serious?
Im gonna guess and say RF
I don’t have access to the game and have been following your updates. Thanks.
Seems like Joba wasn’t very efficient with his pitches. Didn’t even complete 3 innings.
did anyone else just see lonn trost in the stands or am i imagining things
Hello Clare
Jorge never cleaned his helmet!!
posada takes strike 3 on a curve 1 out
Traber is strictly a lefty specialist and it was a great move putting him in the game in that situation.
Perfect simulation of what his role would be in the regular season.
He really has been tough on lefties. Hard for me to believe no other team saw his numbers against lefties and thought of him as a lefty specialist.
Kudos for Cashman for being creative enough to give it a shot.
MiketheMike –
interesting definition of a loser. What does it take to be a winner, or what makes Crystal a loser?
I can see not liking the guy, but how that makes him a loser is beyond me. And let’s remember, it’s a spring training game – practically an exhibition. He’ll step in for an AB, they’ll throw him a cookie, he has a happy birthday. No biggie.
my guess is cf for crystal a HUGE mantle fan
Matsui with a clean single up the middle. 2-0 Yankees.
CB,
So that’s what an actual managing move? j/k.
Joba threw 49 pitches, 32 of them were strikes.
That’s a pretty good ratio this early in the spring.
matsui singles to left (again) arod scores, giambi to 2nd
Who is pitching Thursday?
Mussina
Matsui flew that bat. Remember last year when Matsui came back from an injury? He was 0-fer his first outing and then he went off in his second. Deja-vu.
green hbp bases loaded
Crystal better try to pop the ball loose from the catcher if he gets the chance.
Uh Oh Mussina won’t be happy about that.
Nick hit on the upper arm?
Hey, I think we just found a way to get Nick Green on base.
Thanks for the updates you guys. Gameday has frozen up..again
bailey taken out majesky coming in 2-0 yanks
This is sort of off-topic, but I had a 5-hour layover in Mexico City last week and went into town for brunch and to do a little sightseeing. I saw the below link in the Palacio Nacional. I might be completely insane, but does anyone else think that Guillermo Prieto bears more than a passing resemblance to Peter Gammons?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....313275728/
Yeah Pete ask Billy if he will take out the catcher if given the chance.
The battle for futile supremacy continues between Green & Jorge. That looked sore.
Jorge looks uncomfortable at the plate. Actually he always looks uncomfortable. He’ll be ready to go once the season starts.
It just stinks of pompus-ny-la celeb crap – which we need less of in the baseball, and even less of in WORLD. These are the highest level of professional baseball players, it is not a beer league.
I’m not a big Billy Crystal fan, but I can remember him doing a fabulous job (singing/dancing/comedy) when hosting the Academy Awards a few times back in the day. He also happens to be a nice, down to earth human being which isn’t all that common among celebrities. And to top it off he’s a big Yankee fan like so many of us here. Billy’s all right in my book.
I think it’s fine for ST. The Yankees are like a rock band.
The Sox have Ben Affleck and Dane Cook and we have…Billy Crystal. Oh, Brad Pitt showed up once with his “family”.
I like these cincinnati announcer dudes.
Dumbest thing ever with Crystal
Dunn makes Shelley look small.
I’m not a huge fan of Torre’s bullpen approach but a trained monkey would have made that move, UtilityMan.
Girardi, and lots of other managers in spring use these opportunities when a starter is approaching his pitch limits during an inning to get a guy in for a couple of batters to test him out for his actual role. Patterson’s done it, Bruney did the other day (with mixed results), etc.
For those watching, where was Joba on his pitch count – Gameday is worthless for that at present.
What if Crystal actually gets on base?
Mo looks in good form.
“He really has been tough on lefties. Hard for me to believe no other team saw his numbers against lefties and thought of him as a lefty specialist.”
Agreed. Any team could have taken a flier on Traber. The yankees clearly signed him knowing his track record against lefties and having a plan in mind.
If he works out I would love to see what all the cashman bashers have to say.
Last time I checked Cott’s I don’t think Billy Traber took $200 million to sign.
Remember that guy who kept posting those incoherent messages about how Cashman was an idiot for not signing Jeremy Affeldt or Ron Mahay.
In many ways a signing like that is even more impressive than going out and getting Hawkins or even Tom Gordon off the free agent market.
Very creative personnel move.
Pete, this is a very funny hoax. But you’re not fooling me.
Mariano is Mariano. Same as he was 10 years ago …PERIOD
Hey Utility,
It was good to meet you in Tampa. Hope you’re getting to go back. Wish I was.
nyyankeefan:
it just seems to me that its more pompus – NY/LA celeb crap which we need less of in baseball and more so in the WORLD. Let the professional, elite baseball players play there game, and i do think they take there profession seriously (even spring training games) and lets not have some hollywood flukey turn this into a Beer League.
Pete- i understand this is nothing more than a publicity stunt and a favor the yankees are doing for billy crystal, but has MLB just totally overlooked the fact that Billy Crystal is a part owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks? This cant be legit by any means
Alright, I have 2 tickets for the game tomorrow and I unexpectedly cannot go. I know there isn’t much time but if someone wants to drive to Sarasota, I will meet you at Starbucks or something and the tickets are yours.
Did I forget to say that these are my season tickets that are on the Yankees dugout? Anyone that wants to look them up there section 105 row DD.
Like I just said, “Free front row tix for tomorrows game if anyone wants to drive to Sarasota and pick up the ticketsâ€.
Let me know, I’ll be checking the blog randomly to see if anyone wants them.
holy crap, mike stanton’s still pitching? good to see ya lefty!
Adam Dunn is a free agent after this year.
People’s opinion’s on signing him to play first base or even theoretically in the outfield if Abreu leaves in the off season?
If you think that move makes no sense just take a look at his career numbers.
He’s an awful defender but absolutely mashes and fits in perfectly for the yankees philosophy of taking pitches and getting on base.
Would be much less expensive than Texeira.
Not saying I’d do it – just wondering about the boards thoughts.
Clare
Going back on Sunday thru Thursday
Joba with 49 pitches and 32 strikes. A good ratio, especially when you consider he was ahead of the majority of hitters he faced but worked into full counts several times. When he’s right, Chamberlain will finish off batters in those 1-2 counts in place of tonight’s nibbling. The curveball he threw Encarnacion was straight filth.. proving he has [at minimum] three plus pitches with that developing changeup.
Bailey looked gassed and pitched poorly after a very good first inning. His control is just erratic, though the changeup he stuck out Posada on was nasty.
Stanton must be eligible for a MLB pension by now.
I gotta run out. If IPK pitches can you do a play by play with analysis and impressions? I’ll be grading. Thanks.
MiketheMike -
Well I’ve gotts agree on that issue – it does sometimes seem like we live in People magazine world. But Crystal’s a big fan and a humanitarian and doesn’t seem to be so overhyped about himself beyond the normal self-promotion in the entertainment biz. So I’m okay with it.
Mo needs to throw strikes!
Joba’s got a better strikes-to-balls ratio.
fleas
I have a call out to someone that is down there…waiting to hear back.
Will you be there on Sunday Afternoon???
Alright fair point on both sides, lets hope he does not get hurt or hurt anyone when he is in the game.
GO YANKS !!!!
Utility,
That’s great. Hope you have fun.
BTW: After last Sunday’s game I went to Fleming’s before heading to the airport. Sitting two tables away was Ryan Howard, his parents, and an agent type.
Sitting at the tapble right next to me was Latroy Hawkins, with another player I didn’t recognize. They were joined by a huge guy in a Twins jacket, who went right over to say hi to Howard.
i stopped doing play by play b/c i’v been getting alot of error messages and got sick of retyping everything sorry
Wouldn’t touch Dunn. Too limited a player for the money he will receive.
Looks like we will see Mo again next week! lol
He’s amazing. Such a smooth delivery, perfect mechanics.
Sometimes, it looks like he can pitch for another 10 years.
News Flash: Eliot Spizer to be on Letterman Tonight
I’m not a big Crystal fan, except for 61. That’s one of my all-time favorite movies, and if the Yankees want to pay him back for that with this stunt, that’s fine by me.
How embarrasing would it be to be injured by 60 year old Billy Crystal – assuming it’s not a fan.
Gotta believe whoever pitches will lighten up on him more than a bit. Hope Marty from last season isn’t his personal trainer – he’ll pull a hammy!
Thanks for the pitch info, BL.
very nice of you fleas…i wish i could take you up on it
The bill for that “escort” for that evening was $4300 bucks. Aye Carumba!
I have enjoyed many things that Billy Crystal has done in his career. But this is beyond inappropriate. He’s not satisfied getting the best seats in the house and special VIP treatment every time he goes to a Yankee game? Puh-leeze!
A-rod making up for his error.
Alan: I thought Stanton had retired!
Affidavit
I can’t see the game right now. Could someone tell me if Joba’s having control issues (21P/13S) or is he working on something, or is he just getting ahead and working on nibbling the corners?
We all know he has a lethal 1-2 combo with his heater & slider but I’d love to see his ‘plus’ curve sometime. And see it often if it’s good.
Ted Lilly used to have a pretty good curve although he was about an average pitcher otherwise. Is Joba’s as good as Lilly’s was? Wells’?
Let’s keep politics off this blog. Period.
mel,
IPK on in the fifth. Fly-out to left, line-out to ARod, a walk to Janish, Jay Bruce singles to right, fly out to left.
His control seemed a little off, he started 2-0 on almost all the hitters.
It’s not politics; it’s entertainment.
Arod foul tipped 1 out.
am hopeful, Kennedy will be a good pitcher, for us.
however, every time i see him pitch, the hitters are getting very good wood, on the ball.
G-man strikes out. Totally wiffed.
Hip Hip with the first hit of st.
Bruce seems to be swinging a solid bat. It would be a travesty if Baker sent him back down for “seasoning” – even given his incredible rise through the Reds system last year.
But after his take on Votto’s excessive patience (perhaps also directed at Dunn, who’d shatter the MLB K record if he was less patient) he could be capable of anything. Hope they;ve already had the discussion about the kids before finalizing his contract. He seems to suffer from VL (vet love)syndrome.
hip hip- finally!
hip hip- finally!
Um what does diving for a baseball have to do with bowling over a catcher?
i swear i only posted that once
Matsui looked awful on that strike out.
Yeah we have our on league, Tell those silly guys to shut up
“The Sox have Ben Affleck and Dane Cook and we have…Billy Crystal. Oh, Brad Pitt showed up once with his “familyâ€.”
Ben Affleck is f***ing Jimmy Kimmel & Dane Cook is so unfunny it’s funny. Yanks also have Jay Z, P Diddy, J-Lo, Jack Nicholson, Larry David, Tom Cruise – just to name a few. Is that impressive enough for you?
Jennifer -
you seem to be commenting on something someone said that many of us aren’t hearing. You can share if you like.
Jen,
Risking injury in spring training – either to yourself by diving or to someone else.
If Dusty Baker became manager of the Yankees, I would kill myself.
Huge praise of Joe G by the broadcasters. Griffey gets a single just down the line.
Sorry
They commented that Joe didn’t like players to “play hard” (or used words to that effect) in spring training. Said he was upset about Johnson running over his catcher. Insinuating that he wouldn’t want his players to dive for a ball.
That Griffy makes 12 million a year and he could get hurt.
Sorry, Griffy dove for a ball and that is when they said it.
# 21 on Ensberg looks so wrong. Strike out of Phillips, runner stole second. Jorge made bad throw on first base side of second.
didnt our CF dive for the ball on that very same play as the collision? garbage.
my browser can’t support gameday right now.
can i get an update from one of you kind souls in re: kennedy? what’s his line so far? pitch count?
Ian looks much better this inning.
Now Joe G has a rep for being soft – ha!
What is he supposed to do after his player gets a broken arm – say nothing? – no he has to take that stand. His players need to know he’s behind him.
Really BAAAD throw, Spring training…
“Ben Affleck is f***ing Jimmy Kimmel & Dane Cook is so unfunny it’s funny. Yanks also have Jay Z, P Diddy, J-Lo, Jack Nicholson, Larry David, Tom Cruise – just to name a few. Is that impressive enough for you?”
Don’t forget Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Denzel Washington, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie O’Donnell, Bruce Willis, Adrian Grenier(and the other 2 guys from Entourage), Lebron James, Dustin Hoffman, etc etc. The Yanks by far have the best celebrity fans in baseball. BY FAR.
them not “him”
I believe it is one walk, and a single down the line. Don’t quote me.
Well we do have to remember that Jorge did have an arm problem, so he probably has to get his arm back into shape.
mel,
IPK in the 6th, single down the right-field line by Griffey, strike-out (and stolenbase by the pinchrunner for Griffey on a bad throw), strikeout of Dunn (and runner to third on a wild pitch), line-out to third.
He had a couple of balls in the dirt, but he was ahead of more batters this inning.
SportsIllustrated says Braves have :NO CHANCE: of holding onto Mark Teixeira… Yanks, Sox and Orioles have best shot.
http://tinyurl.com/2zspb3
“Ben Affleck is f***ing Jimmy Kimmel & Dane Cook is so unfunny it’s funny. Yanks also have Jay Z, P Diddy, J-Lo, Jack Nicholson, Larry David, Tom Cruise – just to name a few. Is that impressive enough for you?â€
Don’t forget Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Denzel Washington, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie O’Donnell, Bruce Willis, Adrian Grenier(and the other 2 guys from Entourage), Lebron James, Dustin Hoffman, etc etc. The Yanks by far have the best celebrity fans in baseball. BY FAR
who cares.
so Joba did very good as a starter tonight 49 pitches 32 strikes and that Cincy offense is no joke, good test, Traber looks legit he continues to get LHBs out.
now for the happier part Knicks 26 Mavs 50
and it’s like watching the Mavs on treadmills
CB,
As SJ said, Dunn might be too expensive. I agree with you that he’d be an intriguing consolation prize for the Yanks if they don’t get Teixeira.
I can’t see Tex going to the O’s. Also since the O’s don’t seem to want to spend a lot of money why would they tie up what it would take to get Tex.
WE DON’T NEED TEXEIRA !!
No, seriously, does anyone think this look like Peter Gammons?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....313275728/
Dang, Gardner is fa~~~st!
They are talking about the “war” between Brackman and the Vets. Someone posted an article it was in the Dailynews.
Jen and Jimmy,
The announcers weren’t saying anything bad about Girardi. They mentioned that he was upset about Cervelli, and then they were talking about Griffey’s decision to dive after that ball. They were saying that Griffey is making 12 million and the Reds are counting on him, so maybe he shouldn’t be risking injury in the spring, however they also praised the way he was playing. But they didn’t say anything negative about Girardi, he was just the sequeway into the issue.
what Brett ! did my stream doesn’t work !
vinny b,
Apparently you do since you took the time out to respond.
Double play???? He’s fast
Where are my comments DANG
Steal of second, ball went into center, runner went onto third.
Oh now Its here I want to see the game not interviews.
Cool that we’re getting a look at 4 nice young arms tonight. Volquez was a nice get by the Reds, though they gave a lot (Hamilton) to get him. Has been improving each cup of coffee he’s gotten in Texas last 3 seasons – seems he and Bailey are competing for the 5 spot hence them being paired early on in spring like Joba and Ian. So far tonight anyway Volquez appears to be the winner.
Ok Thanks Clarifying Clare
Hopefully, folks will be patient with Joba and Ian.
Let’s remember, this is their first spring training at the major league level.
They aren’t going to be great every time out.
Just be patient. Allow them to develop and realize there will be some clunkers. You will be rewarded in the long run.
Both guys will be very successful pitchers at the big level. It just takes time.
Single down third, run scores. 3-0
Ian still in, 1 pitch 1 out.
2 pitches 2 outs.
make that 2nd pitch 2nd out
Jennifer – great play by play-
Thanks
Ian appears to get stronger once he gets past the first inning.
Quick easy inning for Ian, I could see him going one more.
mel,
IPK in the 7th, fly-out to the warning track in right, ground-out to first, ground-out to short. Less than 10 pitches.
Each inning has been better than the last.
RANGERS WIN SCOTT GOMEZ W/ GW SO GOAL !!! THAT’S 13 IN A ROW !!!
Ransom-Strikes out.
For those SOPCAST users out there, TVAnts is also insamely easy to use.
Just tried it the other day since all the SOPCAST links have been offline and the picture quality is much better as the kbs seem to be almost 2X more than the SOPCAST ones.
I’m impressed with these Cincinnati announcers. They’ve got it all over Michael Kay.
They’re keeping up with all the lineup changes for both teams unlike what Kay does.
For those SOPCAST users out there, TVAnts is also insanely easy to use.
Just tried it the other day since all the SOPCAST links have been offline and the picture quality is much better as the kbs seem to be almost 2X more than the SOPCAST ones.
damn you Cody !
Morgan-strikes out. This kid is dealing. 6 strike outs!
This Reds kid deals
New AA catcher single up the middle.
Agreed they are up on the lineup changes.
Chase Wright left his old No. 65 to Chad Moeller.
Shocker! Wilson struck out.
7 so for the kid.
Wilson Betemit is a walking strikeout machine.
Jenn. your enjoying this too much
Interesting Betemit can work the count but manages to strike out.
Sorry Brandon, he is too all or nothing.
Fly out to Left 2 pitches, another fly out to left 3 pitches 2 outs.
So who the heck was that pitcher?
Ian looks very good, he has certainly settled in. 4 pitches 3 outs. 3rd out to shallow left.
Ian can probably go one more, should have a low pitch count.
Volquez
mel,
IPK in the 8th: 2 fly-outs to left, one fly-out to deep short (almost 3 fly-outs to left).
Again, less than 10 pitches.
Ian Kennedy was taught well about mound composure. He doesn’t get rattled.
here’s the reds pitcher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinson_Volquez
Woodward, fly out to right.
Jose Veras will be in to wrap it up …
Volquez? They nab him from Star Trek or something?
So Ian to the pen to get more pitches?
Double for Curtis.
I really like what I’ve seen from Colin Curtis. That Trenton outfield of A-Jax, Tabata and Curtis should be a thing of beauty this season.
Deep fly ball to right, 1 pitch ? 1 out. Latroy in.
Comments seem slow to appear.
single, 1 on 1 out.
Utility:
I don’t go on Saturday and Sunday. I usually go to the afternoon games M – F only. I share my tix with someone else.
Deep fly to left center. 2 away one on.
ANDY PHILLIPS!
did he bloop one
Andy Phillips up for second time. Broadcasters have very nice things to say about him. Think he is a victim of numbers game. Andy makes last out, interesting he is wearing #46 homage to his friend Andy P?
Chamberlain 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.15
Traber 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Kennedy 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.50
Hawkins 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
A thing of beauty…
Ball game over Yankees Win THUUUUUU Yankees win. Frank singing.
Thank you all for the game updates!
Time for bed, have to catch up on some z’s.
Here’s a really nice article from Kepner about ARod. This almost makes up for the Kepner article in 2006 where he used Jeter’s appearance on SNL as an opportunity to bash ARod.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03.....ref=slogin
mel,
just wanted to point out that immediately following the Celt’s 3 game losing streak i correctly predicted this 9 game run (incl. the Pistons win)
of course the Lakers haven’t stopped either.
Did the Houston Rockets win? Did they win? Did they win?
Billy Crystal? Seriously… I just died a little on the inside… Just what we need… an owner of the diamondbacks wearing a Yankee uniform… Remember when the Yanks played Arizona in the World Series? HE WAS WEARING A DIAMONDBACKS HAT. That guy is such a freakin crock it makes me sick
worst thing NJ did was put Devin as a starting PG, there is no chemistry w/ him at PG, Marcus went back to the bench because of his D and is stuck w/ guys that need to stop shooting off the pass, ex. Boki, Hassell and Diop
Lawrence Frank that little you know what deserves to be on a bus w/ Isiah Thomas
Thanks for the link Clare. Enjoyed the article. It’s good to be back reading the comments again. I was out of town all last week on business. I’ve been checking the posts, but haven’t had time to read the comments.
Yao-
Rockets up by 20 with 42 secs to go (according to Gamecast). 19th in a row.
Woohoo. Thanks, rodg12.
Thanks, Clare. You get an A+.
Nice to know that Ian got stronger.
I know it’s only ST, but I wonder what the rest of baseball thinks when they see our young pitching.
btw, guys. sarcasm on the Affleck, Cook comment. Puleez.
I joked that Billy Crystal might be the Yankees best signing in years. And then I thought about the lumps we signed the last couple of years, realized I might be right, and cried.
Pete – Is that really true about Billy Crystal playing for the Yankees on Thursday or is it a joke? I hope it is only a joke because if not, it certainly debases the game.
go yanks
I think I might be going crazy or something but, growing up as a Met’s fan I swear I can remember seeing Billy Crystal on Tv in the stands in the 80′s at the Met games wearing a Met’s hat. I gues he gave up on them after they starting sucking and the Yanks were kicking ass. So how can he be a lifelong fan of the Yanks if he was a Met’s fan?
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